Orange-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula canicularis

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Eupsittula
eBird Code
orfpar

Taxonomy Changes

Aratinga canicularis Eupsittula canicularis

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

David Umanzor · CC_BY_4_0
Drew Baxter · CC0_1_0
Nestor Herrera · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Eupsittula canicularis canicularis

    arid tropical western Mexico (Chiapas) to western Costa Rica

  • Eupsittula canicularis clarae

    western Mexico (Sinaloa to Colima, Durango, and Michoacán)

  • Eupsittula canicularis eburnirostrum

    southwestern Mexico (eastern Michoacán to Guerrero and Oaxaca)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.